All posts tagged "refugees"

Refugee Women Learning To Run A Small Business With The Help Of Mentors And Businesswomen

Refugee Went From Janitor To Vendor At Reading Terminal Market In A Year

By Stephanie Farr The Philadelphia Inquirer WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Amina Aliako has true grit. Nothing was going to stop her from...

He Could Have Beaten His Wife In Afghanistan, But Here She Fought Back. And Lost Her Kids.

By Stephen Magagnini The Sacramento Bee WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Basira Haidari has became a symbol of resolve for her neighbors in...

Refugees Get Jobs — And A Taste Of American Culture — At Berkeley Coffee Shop

By Tracey Lien Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Berkeley Coffee Shop “1951 Coffee” has been described as a “coffee shop...

It Takes A Village: Akron Area Women Help Bhutanese Refugees Learn Sewing, Sell Products

By Paula Schleis The Akron Beacon Journal WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Six years ago, a group of Ohio women formed “DAWN Creations.”...

Refugee Women Find Friendship, Income In Making Scarves For Chicagoans

By Alison Bowen Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “The Loom” is a project of the Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program. Volunteers...